STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 30 Jan 2025:

The Photon operating system must create a home directory for all new local interactive user accounts.

DISA Rule

SV-256545r991589_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256545

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000075

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/etc/login.defs

Ensure the following is present and any existing "CREATE_HOME" line is removed:

CREATE_HOME yes

Check Contents

At the command line, run the following command:

# grep -i "^create_home" /etc/login.defs

If there is no output or the output does not equal "CREATE_HOME yes", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-256545

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000075

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, run the following command:

# grep -i "^create_home" /etc/login.defs

If there is no output or the output does not equal "CREATE_HOME yes", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5520